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Adverse conditions like snow, rain, nighttime, and fog, pose challenges for autonomous driving perception systems. Existing methods have limited effectiveness in improving essential computer vision tasks, such as semantic segmentation, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Chenghao Qian , Mahdi Rezaei , Saeed Anwar , Wenjing Li , Tanveer Hussain , Mohsen Azarmi , Wei Wang

Previous raw image-based low-light image enhancement methods predominantly relied on feed-forward neural networks to learn deterministic mappings from low-light to normally-exposed images. However, they failed to capture critical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-16 Yufei Wang , Yi Yu , Wenhan Yang , Lanqing Guo , Lap-Pui Chau , Alex C. Kot , Bihan Wen

In recent years, achieving full autonomy in driving has emerged as a paramount objective for both the industry and academia. Among various perception technologies, Lidar (Light detection and ranging) stands out for its high-precision and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-31 Xiao Guo

LiDAR sensors provide high-resolution 3D perception and long-range detection, making them indispensable for autonomous driving and robotics. However, their performance significantly degrades under adverse weather conditions such as snow,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-23 Ji-il Park , Inwook Shim

We propose DistillNeRF, a self-supervised learning framework addressing the challenge of understanding 3D environments from limited 2D observations in outdoor autonomous driving scenes. Our method is a generalizable feedforward model that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-01 Letian Wang , Seung Wook Kim , Jiawei Yang , Cunjun Yu , Boris Ivanovic , Steven L. Waslander , Yue Wang , Sanja Fidler , Marco Pavone , Peter Karkus

Drowsy driving represents a major contributor to traffic accidents, and the implementation of driver drowsy driving detection systems has been proven to significantly reduce the occurrence of such accidents. Despite the development of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Shulei QU , Zhenguo Gao , Xiaoxiao Wu , Yuanyuan Qiu

Recent advances in tuning-free personalized image generation based on diffusion models are impressive. However, to improve subject fidelity, existing methods either retrain the diffusion model or infuse it with dense visual embeddings, both…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Zhichao Wei , Qingkun Su , Long Qin , Weizhi Wang

On-orbit service is important for maintaining the sustainability of space environment. Space-based visible camera is an economical and lightweight sensor for situation awareness during on-orbit service. However, it can be easily affected by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Yiman Zhu , Lu Wang , Jingyi Yuan , Yu Guo

Self-supervised depth estimation draws a lot of attention recently as it can promote the 3D sensing capabilities of self-driving vehicles. However, it intrinsically relies upon the photometric consistency assumption, which hardly holds…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-03 Yupeng Zheng , Chengliang Zhong , Pengfei Li , Huan-ang Gao , Yuhang Zheng , Bu Jin , Ling Wang , Hao Zhao , Guyue Zhou , Qichao Zhang , Dongbin Zhao

Learning-based perception and prediction modules in modern autonomous driving systems typically rely on expensive human annotation and are designed to perceive only a handful of predefined object categories. This closed-set paradigm is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-18 Mahyar Najibi , Jingwei Ji , Yin Zhou , Charles R. Qi , Xinchen Yan , Scott Ettinger , Dragomir Anguelov

Perception systems play a crucial role in autonomous driving, incorporating multiple sensors and corresponding computer vision algorithms. 3D LiDAR sensors are widely used to capture sparse point clouds of the vehicle's surroundings.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Helin Cao , Sven Behnke

Critical research about camera-and-LiDAR-based semantic object segmentation for autonomous driving significantly benefited from the recent development of deep learning. Specifically, the vision transformer is the novel ground-breaker that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-10 Junyi Gu , Mauro Bellone , Tomáš Pivoňka , Raivo Sell

Recent work has shown that diffusion models can serve as powerful neural rendering engines that can be leveraged for inserting virtual objects into images. However, unlike typical physics-based renderers, these neural rendering engines are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-12 Frédéric Fortier-Chouinard , Zitian Zhang , Louis-Etienne Messier , Mathieu Garon , Anand Bhattad , Jean-François Lalonde

Lens-free Shadow Imaging Technique (LSIT) is a well-established technique for the characterization of microparticles and biological cells. Due to its simplicity and cost-effectiveness, various low-cost solutions have been evolved, such as…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-04 Rajkumar Vaghashiya , Sanghoon Shin , Varun Chauhan , Kaushal Kapadiya , Smit Sanghavi , Sungkyu Seo , Mohendra Roy

We introduce light diffusion, a novel method to improve lighting in portraits, softening harsh shadows and specular highlights while preserving overall scene illumination. Inspired by professional photographers' diffusers and scrims, our…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-09 David Futschik , Kelvin Ritland , James Vecore , Sean Fanello , Sergio Orts-Escolano , Brian Curless , Daniel Sýkora , Rohit Pandey

This paper introduces a novel lightweight computational framework for enhancing images under low-light conditions, utilizing advanced machine learning and convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Traditional enhancement techniques often fail…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-22 Zhuoheng Li , Yuheng Pan , Houcheng Yu , Zhiheng Zhang

Diffusion-based methods, leveraging pre-trained large models like Stable Diffusion via ControlNet, have achieved remarkable performance in several low-level vision tasks. However, Pre-Trained Diffusion-Based (PTDB) methods often sacrifice…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Xiaogang Xu , Jian Wang , Yunfan Lu , Ruihang Chu , Ruixing Wang , Jiafei Wu , Bei Yu , Liang Lin

Many established vision perception systems for autonomous driving scenarios ignore the influence of light conditions, one of the key elements for driving safety. To address this problem, we present HawkDrive, a novel perception system with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Ziang Guo , Stepan Perminov , Mikhail Konenkov , Dzmitry Tsetserukou

Realistic and interactive scene simulation is a key prerequisite for autonomous vehicle (AV) development. In this work, we present SceneDiffuser, a scene-level diffusion prior designed for traffic simulation. It offers a unified framework…